Your immediate reaction should have been "I want to see your store manager RIGHT NOW."
Having an employee threaten to call the cops because you asked a fucking question is fucking ridiculous.
Hells yes.
On principle alone. I woulda done something like that, after I picked my jaw up off the floor. Or maybe I would have just told him to go ahead and call, I like seeing people look like idiots.
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edited November 2007
On a lighter not, newegg just charged my card for the order I cancelled. Awesome.
Your immediate reaction should have been "I want to see your store manager RIGHT NOW."
Having an employee threaten to call the cops because you asked a fucking question is fucking ridiculous.
Hells yes.
On principle alone. I woulda done something like that, after I picked my jaw up off the floor. Or maybe I would have just told him to go ahead and call, I like seeing people look like idiots.
Really I just didn't want to deal with the hassle.
A few years ago I was at a Fry's Electronics buying some RAM. Right before paying I grabbed a Diet Coke bottle and put it on the counter.
I was looking at something, so I didn't notice that they never rang up the Diet Coke. I walked out of the store, passing the person who checks the recipts (Because there was a line and I had assumed I'd paid for all my stuff.) Someone chased me into the parking lot, looked at my recipt, saw that I wasn't charged for my diet coke, and escorted me into an office while they called the cops. When I asked "Can I just pay for it the manager replied (In a whiney mocking voice "Can I just pay for it? That's what all caught shoplifters say."
The cops came, they asked to view the security tapes, and the manager got nervous and said he didn't have access to show them. The cop said "Bullshit" and then got to look at the security tape of me putting the diet coke on the counter and neither me nor the employee not noticing that it hadn't been rung up.
The manager then recieved a ticket and got yelled at, while the other cop escorted me out, grabbed a diet coke out of their fridge, and said "It's on me." as he handed it to me along with his business card (Assuming I'd probably sue or something.)
That took 4 hours, then I got yelled at for taking a 4 hour lunch break.
So yeah, the hassle of dealing with employees who threaten to call cops isn't something I want to deal with normally, but after writing all this down I'm all fired up and I think I might go with Zenitram's idea to get the guy fired.
On a lighter not, newegg just charged my card for the order I cancelled. Awesome.
Assholes.
I was told by customer service that they'd try and get billing to cancel my order, and if they didn't cancel it, just refuse the package when it shows up and they'll refund me. Took a bit to get that far though (at first I got a bit of a runaround on "it's just waiting to be shipped tomorrow!" "No it's not" "Oh, it looks like it's not!")
Your immediate reaction should have been "I want to see your store manager RIGHT NOW."
Having an employee threaten to call the cops because you asked a fucking question is fucking ridiculous.
Hells yes.
On principle alone. I woulda done something like that, after I picked my jaw up off the floor. Or maybe I would have just told him to go ahead and call, I like seeing people look like idiots.
Really I just didn't want to deal with the hassle.
A few years ago I was at a Fry's Electronics buying some RAM. Right before paying I grabbed a Diet Coke bottle and put it on the counter.
I was looking at something, so I didn't notice that they never rang up the Diet Coke. I walked out of the store, passing the person who checks the recipts (Because there was a line and I had assumed I'd paid for all my stuff.) Someone chased me into the parking lot, looked at my recipt, saw that I wasn't charged for my diet coke, and escorted me into an office while they called the cops. When I asked "Can I just pay for it the manager replied (In a whiney mocking voice "Can I just pay for it? That's what all caught shoplifters say."
The cops came, they asked to view the security tapes, and the manager got nervous and said he didn't have access to show them. The cop said "Bullshit" and then got to look at the security tape of me putting the diet coke on the counter and neither me nor the employee not noticing that it hadn't been rung up.
The manager then recieved a ticket and got yelled at, while the other cop escorted me out, grabbed a diet coke out of their fridge, and said "It's on me." as he handed it to me along with his business card (Assuming I'd probably sue or something.)
That took 4 hours, then I got yelled at for taking a 4 hour lunch break.
So yeah, the hassle of dealing with employees who threaten to call cops isn't something I want to deal with normally, but after writing all this down I'm all fired up and I think I might go with Zenitram's idea to get the guy fired.
Fail.
They have no right to either detain you, or "escort" you back into the store. You were in no way obligated to go back in with them. In addition, you are not legally required to show your receipt at the door, either.
I haven't gotten to play much lately, since I've been busy at work. I just got to the "I Remember Me" assignment, and it was just as awesome as I'd been told.
However, I still don't understand a few things. What does the First Aid skill do on teammates? Since I can't tell them when to use medi-gel, what good is it?
I'm wondering something similar about teammate electronics / decryption. When I check a decryption object, does it just look at my decryption skill, or does it check the highest in the team?
Your immediate reaction should have been "I want to see your store manager RIGHT NOW."
Having an employee threaten to call the cops because you asked a fucking question is fucking ridiculous.
Hells yes.
On principle alone. I woulda done something like that, after I picked my jaw up off the floor. Or maybe I would have just told him to go ahead and call, I like seeing people look like idiots.
Really I just didn't want to deal with the hassle.
A few years ago I was at a Fry's Electronics buying some RAM. Right before paying I grabbed a Diet Coke bottle and put it on the counter.
I was looking at something, so I didn't notice that they never rang up the Diet Coke. I walked out of the store, passing the person who checks the recipts (Because there was a line and I had assumed I'd paid for all my stuff.) Someone chased me into the parking lot, looked at my recipt, saw that I wasn't charged for my diet coke, and escorted me into an office while they called the cops. When I asked "Can I just pay for it the manager replied (In a whiney mocking voice "Can I just pay for it? That's what all caught shoplifters say."
The cops came, they asked to view the security tapes, and the manager got nervous and said he didn't have access to show them. The cop said "Bullshit" and then got to look at the security tape of me putting the diet coke on the counter and neither me nor the employee not noticing that it hadn't been rung up.
The manager then recieved a ticket and got yelled at, while the other cop escorted me out, grabbed a diet coke out of their fridge, and said "It's on me." as he handed it to me along with his business card (Assuming I'd probably sue or something.)
That took 4 hours, then I got yelled at for taking a 4 hour lunch break.
So yeah, the hassle of dealing with employees who threaten to call cops isn't something I want to deal with normally, but after writing all this down I'm all fired up and I think I might go with Zenitram's idea to get the guy fired.
Fail.
They have no right to either detain you, or "escort" you back into the store. You were in no way obligated to go back in with them. In addition, you are not legally required to show your receipt at the door, either.
Yeah, following you out of the store is a fireable act on the part of the employee.
If he touched you in any way, that would be grounds for immediate termination and a lawsuit on your part.
Your immediate reaction should have been "I want to see your store manager RIGHT NOW."
Having an employee threaten to call the cops because you asked a fucking question is fucking ridiculous.
Hells yes.
On principle alone. I woulda done something like that, after I picked my jaw up off the floor. Or maybe I would have just told him to go ahead and call, I like seeing people look like idiots.
Really I just didn't want to deal with the hassle.
A few years ago I was at a Fry's Electronics buying some RAM. Right before paying I grabbed a Diet Coke bottle and put it on the counter.
I was looking at something, so I didn't notice that they never rang up the Diet Coke. I walked out of the store, passing the person who checks the recipts (Because there was a line and I had assumed I'd paid for all my stuff.) Someone chased me into the parking lot, looked at my recipt, saw that I wasn't charged for my diet coke, and escorted me into an office while they called the cops. When I asked "Can I just pay for it the manager replied (In a whiney mocking voice "Can I just pay for it? That's what all caught shoplifters say."
The cops came, they asked to view the security tapes, and the manager got nervous and said he didn't have access to show them. The cop said "Bullshit" and then got to look at the security tape of me putting the diet coke on the counter and neither me nor the employee not noticing that it hadn't been rung up.
The manager then recieved a ticket and got yelled at, while the other cop escorted me out, grabbed a diet coke out of their fridge, and said "It's on me." as he handed it to me along with his business card (Assuming I'd probably sue or something.)
That took 4 hours, then I got yelled at for taking a 4 hour lunch break.
So yeah, the hassle of dealing with employees who threaten to call cops isn't something I want to deal with normally, but after writing all this down I'm all fired up and I think I might go with Zenitram's idea to get the guy fired.
Fail.
They have no right to either detain you, or "escort" you back into the store. You were in no way obligated to go back in with them. In addition, you are not legally required to show your receipt at the door, either.
I figured it was all a misunderstanding when he told me to go back into the store, and I'd just have to pay for my drink. I didn't mind that at all.
It was when they refused to let me leave fover $1.15 until the cops came that I got really pissed.
And yeah, I agree that following me out should've been grounds for immediate termination but the manager looked really happy with the employee when he brought me in.
Basically, the people were lucky that my hatred for dealing with Lawyers outweighs desire to sue them.
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edited November 2007
Re: the Fry's story. I'm not a litigious person, but now that I think of it I would have sued. Those people were willing to have you arrested as a thief under false pretenses either out of malice or laziness, and that manager tried to lie to a cop. That shit is fucked up. Those people and that organization deserve to be punished both for your sake and for other people in the community that kind of thing might happen to. Hell, I'd take them to court and after winning donate the money to charity after court cost and lawyer fees.
Yeah, following you out of the store is a fireable act on the part of the employee.
If he touched you in any way, that would be grounds for immediate termination and a lawsuit on your part.
Yeah, following you out of the store is a fireable act on the part of the employee.
If he touched you in any way, that would be grounds for immediate termination and a lawsuit on your part.
Now show me on the doll......
I knew someone was going to do this.
If it was a bad touch...you could have sued. But would you want to?
I haven't gotten to play much lately, since I've been busy at work. I just got to the "I Remember Me" assignment, and it was just as awesome as I'd been told.
However, I still don't understand a few things. What does the First Aid skill do on teammates? Since I can't tell them when to use medi-gel, what good is it?
I'm wondering something similar about teammate electronics / decryption. When I check a decryption object, does it just look at my decryption skill, or does it check the highest in the team?
First Aid stacks for your entire team. Meaning that the increase is in effect for your entire team. So if your whole team has maxed first aid, your medi-gel will restore so much health that the xbox will explode. Or something similar to that.
According to the tutorial window on Decryption and Electronics, when it checks your skill level it goes with the highest one in your party. So if Kaiden has maxed Electronics you can bypass any bypassable thing. And if Tali has max Decryption, you can open any locked door.
Electronics also seems to stack with regard to the Mako and its shields and repair function.
By the way, I just specialized as an Engineer.
I am now a Medic. My medi-gel function ignores Toxic damage, recharges almost instantly, and brings dead squad members back to life. Yeah... I'm never going to die.
You don't have to show your receipt at the door, and they also don't have to serve you in the future :P
Exactly. The ONLY thing a business can do is ban you from coming back. They can't hold you, they can't remove you (they'd have to call the cops to have them escort you if you refused to leave), they can't do shit. And if they're going to take that stance, do you really want to shop there?
This better not turn into another fucking newegg debacle.
Thinking about making a polite call during lunch to see if it's shipped and just not updated in the tracker yet. I've had a lot of overnight stuff still show "PENDING" on the website while it's in my hands.
What's this about they can't force you to show your receipt?
We're getting off-topic, but briefly, you've already purchased the items. They are yours. Asking you to show the items and the receipt is an illegal search. If you refuse, they can't force you; merely ban you from the store if they choose. 4th Amendment FTW.
Now, more about that game that haunts my twilight hours...
So as of last night I am 21 hours into Mass Effect.
I still have 15 side missions and 3 primaries in my journal and those are just the ones I know of. I've visited about 60% of the (solar clusters?) shown on the galaxy map. Each (solar cluster?) contains at least two solar systems which each contain at least four planets, though you can only land on one of them. I think I've only gone into two solar systems that don't have any planets you can land on...and one of those had a derelict spaceship I was able to dock with.
There is no way in hell I'm beating this game in 25 hours. Hell I haven't even returned to the citadel since I left it the first time.
Maybe I'm just really slow, though I haven't died much, or maybe I'm just finding a hell of a lot more side missions than other people. Every (solar cluster?) I enter has at least one side mission given to me as I enter. Then there are the ones I randomly find on planets, the stuff I get from talking to my crew, and the various side missions I've grabbed and still haven't done from the citadel and a few other random planets. The game is huge. Granted at least a few hours have been taken up from reading every last journal and Codex entry I've discovered and I do thoroughly explore each planet I land on (though I don't drive over 100 of it I cover the majority. I just know I've missed a deposit or two on at least a couple planets, its going to be a bear going back to find them).
So, in short, Mass Effect.
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Dr_KeenbeanDumb as a buttPlanet Express ShipRegistered Userregular
edited November 2007
Awesome that they will able to get my game to me overnight once it's been shipped out of the warehouse.
Infuriating that they can't seem to manage to get it out of the warehouse.
So as of last night I am 21 hours into Mass Effect.
I still have 15 side missions and 3 primaries in my journal and those are just the ones I know of. I've visited about 60% of the (solar clusters?) shown on the galaxy map. Each (solar cluster?) contains at least two solar systems which each contain at least four planets, though you can only land on one of them. I think I've only gone into two solar systems that don't have any planets you can land on...and one of those had a derelict spaceship I was able to dock with.
There is no way in hell I'm beating this game in 25 hours. Hell I haven't even returned to the citadel since I left it the first time.
Maybe I'm just really slow, though I haven't died much, or maybe I'm just finding a hell of a lot more side missions than other people. Every (solar cluster?) I enter has at least one side mission given to me as I enter. Then there are the ones I randomly find on planets, the stuff I get from talking to my crew, and the various side missions I've grabbed and still haven't done from the citadel and a few other random planets. The game is huge. Granted at least a few hours have been taken up from reading every last journal and Codex entry I've discovered and I do thoroughly explore each planet I land on (though I don't drive over 100 of it I cover the majority. I just know I've missed a deposit or two on at least a couple planets, its going to be a bear going back to find them).
So, in short, Mass Effect.
That sounds like exactly the way I play these kinds of games, so I'm really happy to hear it's good for that. I love in-game encyclopaedias.
So as of last night I am 21 hours into Mass Effect.
I still have 15 side missions and 3 primaries in my journal and those are just the ones I know of. I've visited about 60% of the (solar clusters?) shown on the galaxy map. Each (solar cluster?) contains at least two solar systems which each contain at least four planets, though you can only land on one of them. I think I've only gone into two solar systems that don't have any planets you can land on...and one of those had a derelict spaceship I was able to dock with.
There is no way in hell I'm beating this game in 25 hours. Hell I haven't even returned to the citadel since I left it the first time.
Maybe I'm just really slow, though I haven't died much, or maybe I'm just finding a hell of a lot more side missions than other people. Every (solar cluster?) I enter has at least one side mission given to me as I enter. Then there are the ones I randomly find on planets, the stuff I get from talking to my crew, and the various side missions I've grabbed and still haven't done from the citadel and a few other random planets. The game is huge. Granted at least a few hours have been taken up from reading every last journal and Codex entry I've discovered and I do thoroughly explore each planet I land on (though I don't drive over 100 of it I cover the majority. I just know I've missed a deposit or two on at least a couple planets, its going to be a bear going back to find them).
So, in short, Mass Effect.
I hate you for getting it early, but I love you for loving it.
Jesus Christ I want this game.
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Dr_KeenbeanDumb as a buttPlanet Express ShipRegistered Userregular
edited November 2007
God fucking dammit. Now TrU.com has taken Mass Effect down from the site. I can't click through from my order and search turns up nothing.
This is the fucking newegg bullshit all over again.
Newegg Customer Service is now saying my order has been voided, but it could take 12-24 hours for that to show up on the site.
They better not take forever to refund the money to my card. They sure took the money quick enough.
Mine is still up, they haven't voided it yet.
This plus the Toys R Us things is getting me so pissed.
I'm aware that I have no right to be pissed that I can't get the game I'm not supposed to get until the 20th until the 20th. But I am still pissed. This may have something to do with roughly $140 being missing from my checking account and nothing to show for it. I'll be getting it back but still.
I shouldn't have to suffer for these people's fucking up in putting a product up for sale that they shouldn't have.
The guy behind the electronics counter yells at me "I TOLD YOU I WOULD CALL THE COPS!"
And then he picks up his phone. I say I just want to speak with a manager. 2 minutes later I'm talking to the manager privately.
I now have a gift card to cover the price of Mass Effect (Minus taxes) when it's released next week. And the asshole in the electronics department will no longer have a job at the end of the business day.
In short, thank you to the people who suggested I do something about that asshole.
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On principle alone. I woulda done something like that, after I picked my jaw up off the floor. Or maybe I would have just told him to go ahead and call, I like seeing people look like idiots.
Assholes.
3DS: 1650-8480-6786
Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
Really I just didn't want to deal with the hassle.
A few years ago I was at a Fry's Electronics buying some RAM. Right before paying I grabbed a Diet Coke bottle and put it on the counter.
I was looking at something, so I didn't notice that they never rang up the Diet Coke. I walked out of the store, passing the person who checks the recipts (Because there was a line and I had assumed I'd paid for all my stuff.) Someone chased me into the parking lot, looked at my recipt, saw that I wasn't charged for my diet coke, and escorted me into an office while they called the cops. When I asked "Can I just pay for it the manager replied (In a whiney mocking voice "Can I just pay for it? That's what all caught shoplifters say."
The cops came, they asked to view the security tapes, and the manager got nervous and said he didn't have access to show them. The cop said "Bullshit" and then got to look at the security tape of me putting the diet coke on the counter and neither me nor the employee not noticing that it hadn't been rung up.
The manager then recieved a ticket and got yelled at, while the other cop escorted me out, grabbed a diet coke out of their fridge, and said "It's on me." as he handed it to me along with his business card (Assuming I'd probably sue or something.)
That took 4 hours, then I got yelled at for taking a 4 hour lunch break.
So yeah, the hassle of dealing with employees who threaten to call cops isn't something I want to deal with normally, but after writing all this down I'm all fired up and I think I might go with Zenitram's idea to get the guy fired.
I was told by customer service that they'd try and get billing to cancel my order, and if they didn't cancel it, just refuse the package when it shows up and they'll refund me. Took a bit to get that far though (at first I got a bit of a runaround on "it's just waiting to be shipped tomorrow!" "No it's not" "Oh, it looks like it's not!")
O_o
Fail.
They have no right to either detain you, or "escort" you back into the store. You were in no way obligated to go back in with them. In addition, you are not legally required to show your receipt at the door, either.
However, I still don't understand a few things. What does the First Aid skill do on teammates? Since I can't tell them when to use medi-gel, what good is it?
I'm wondering something similar about teammate electronics / decryption. When I check a decryption object, does it just look at my decryption skill, or does it check the highest in the team?
Yeah, following you out of the store is a fireable act on the part of the employee.
If he touched you in any way, that would be grounds for immediate termination and a lawsuit on your part.
3DS: 1650-8480-6786
Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
I figured it was all a misunderstanding when he told me to go back into the store, and I'd just have to pay for my drink. I didn't mind that at all.
It was when they refused to let me leave fover $1.15 until the cops came that I got really pissed.
And yeah, I agree that following me out should've been grounds for immediate termination but the manager looked really happy with the employee when he brought me in.
Basically, the people were lucky that my hatred for dealing with Lawyers outweighs desire to sue them.
Now show me on the doll......
I knew someone was going to do this.
If it was a bad touch...you could have sued. But would you want to?
3DS: 1650-8480-6786
Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
First Aid stacks for your entire team. Meaning that the increase is in effect for your entire team. So if your whole team has maxed first aid, your medi-gel will restore so much health that the xbox will explode. Or something similar to that.
According to the tutorial window on Decryption and Electronics, when it checks your skill level it goes with the highest one in your party. So if Kaiden has maxed Electronics you can bypass any bypassable thing. And if Tali has max Decryption, you can open any locked door.
Electronics also seems to stack with regard to the Mako and its shields and repair function.
By the way, I just specialized as an Engineer.
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What if it was a good touch? Would he have to tip?
Still on Item(s) Located in Stock.
This better not turn into another fucking newegg debacle.
3DS: 1650-8480-6786
Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
From everyones previous experience on forums, it should go out by 9pm tonight, and get to our houses in the morning on Thurs.
Good luck us.
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Exactly. The ONLY thing a business can do is ban you from coming back. They can't hold you, they can't remove you (they'd have to call the cops to have them escort you if you refused to leave), they can't do shit. And if they're going to take that stance, do you really want to shop there?
Thinking about making a polite call during lunch to see if it's shipped and just not updated in the tracker yet. I've had a lot of overnight stuff still show "PENDING" on the website while it's in my hands.
We're getting off-topic, but briefly, you've already purchased the items. They are yours. Asking you to show the items and the receipt is an illegal search. If you refuse, they can't force you; merely ban you from the store if they choose. 4th Amendment FTW.
Now, more about that game that haunts my twilight hours...
I was hoping for a miracle, basically.
I still have 15 side missions and 3 primaries in my journal and those are just the ones I know of. I've visited about 60% of the (solar clusters?) shown on the galaxy map. Each (solar cluster?) contains at least two solar systems which each contain at least four planets, though you can only land on one of them. I think I've only gone into two solar systems that don't have any planets you can land on...and one of those had a derelict spaceship I was able to dock with.
There is no way in hell I'm beating this game in 25 hours. Hell I haven't even returned to the citadel since I left it the first time.
Maybe I'm just really slow, though I haven't died much, or maybe I'm just finding a hell of a lot more side missions than other people. Every (solar cluster?) I enter has at least one side mission given to me as I enter. Then there are the ones I randomly find on planets, the stuff I get from talking to my crew, and the various side missions I've grabbed and still haven't done from the citadel and a few other random planets. The game is huge. Granted at least a few hours have been taken up from reading every last journal and Codex entry I've discovered and I do thoroughly explore each planet I land on (though I don't drive over 100 of it I cover the majority. I just know I've missed a deposit or two on at least a couple planets, its going to be a bear going back to find them).
So, in short,
Infuriating that they can't seem to manage to get it out of the warehouse.
3DS: 1650-8480-6786
Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
That sounds like exactly the way I play these kinds of games, so I'm really happy to hear it's good for that. I love in-game encyclopaedias.
Dude, you have no idea how dangerous that warehouse is. They called in a Witcher and everything.
Did MS and Bioware send in a geth army to halt all sales of ME before the 20th?
One of you guys that has it, roll your Mako into the TRU warehouse and liberate my shit!
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Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
I'd say around 20 so far.
goddamnit
that sounds so good
I hate you for getting it early, but I love you for loving it.
Jesus Christ I want this game.
This is the fucking newegg bullshit all over again.
3DS: 1650-8480-6786
Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
They better not take forever to refund the money to my card. They sure took the money quick enough.
Since everyone got distracted by Accault gushing all over everything, I'd like to repeat my question for possible answering.
Where are these tutorial windows, and why don't I know that First Aid stacks across the team?
Mine is still up, they haven't voided it yet.
This plus the Toys R Us things is getting me so pissed.
I'm aware that I have no right to be pissed that I can't get the game I'm not supposed to get until the 20th until the 20th. But I am still pissed. This may have something to do with roughly $140 being missing from my checking account and nothing to show for it. I'll be getting it back but still.
I shouldn't have to suffer for these people's fucking up in putting a product up for sale that they shouldn't have.
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Switch: SW-0653-8208-4705
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The guy behind the electronics counter yells at me "I TOLD YOU I WOULD CALL THE COPS!"
And then he picks up his phone. I say I just want to speak with a manager. 2 minutes later I'm talking to the manager privately.
I now have a gift card to cover the price of Mass Effect (Minus taxes) when it's released next week. And the asshole in the electronics department will no longer have a job at the end of the business day.
In short, thank you to the people who suggested I do something about that asshole.
If it's a crappy K-Mart, they won't have even put it on the shelves come 11/20.
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